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“Isn’t engineering for boys?” “Can girls even code?” “You do realize that robotics is the nerdiest club in school, right?” Every time I told someone I was an aspiring engineer, I was asked these same old questions. Because society gears engineering to males, female engineers are less accepted and, thus, a minority.
Freshman year, I saw a flyer for my school’s robotics club and was hooked. At last, an opportunity to explore engineering! As I walked into the...